COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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They didn’t have the same technology as the US
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They didn’t have the money to continue the program
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It was successful and they were able to continue funding the Space Program
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -For example, in 1966 Mishin noted several deficiencies in the Soviet space program, including problems with the supply of hardware components, absence of a national space agency, low priority of the manned lunar program, and lack of a long-term master plan for space exploration.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet program was also responsible for leading the first interplanetary probes to Venus and Mars and made successful soft landings on these planets in the 1960s and 1970s. It put the first space station into low Earth orbit in 1971 and the first modular space station in 1986.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2015, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) was merged with the United Rocket and Space Corporation, a government corporation, to re-nationalize the Russian space industry, leading to Roscosmos in its current form.
Detailed explanation-4: -That was a problem. Over the years, as Russia’s economy struggled, Roscosmos had leaned on commercial activities for funding. As businesses moved elsewhere, that funding suffered. Between 2014 and 2020, Roscosmos’ budget fell from $5 billion to $1.4 billion (NASA’s 2021 budget was $23.3 billion).